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A7ialysis of MacJicnzie Manuscripts. [No. o4, 



The total period of time, occupied by thirty- six kings of the Kesari- 

 dynasty, was 606 years. 



Afterwards one named Sundangi-raja came from the South, and formed 

 a new dynasty. He ruled 54 years. 



His son was Gangesvara-raja who ruled 25 years. Having no offspring 

 his queen succeeded, and ruled 9 years. His successor was a collateral 

 branch of the same race. Yegahatti-Cdmadhenu-raja succeeded, and rul- 

 ed 7 years. 3Idd?tava-Camadhenu-raja succeeded, and ruled 5 years, 

 Ananga'^Bliima-devu in Sal. Sac. 1103 (A. D. 1181,) made some dona- 

 tives to the fane of Jagnaatlia, and ruled 27 years. Gaja-rnja ruled 5 

 years. Langida-Karasmglia-deva-raja is placed in Sal. Sac. 1136 : and 

 is said to have ruled 12 years. Cavi-KarasingJia-dcvu-raja ruled 25 

 years. Tratd-jJa-KarasijigJia-devzi-raja ruled 20 jears. Cavi Cdnda-Na- 

 rashig/ia-defu-rctja ruled 2 years. Cotala-NarasingJia-devu-raja ruled 

 one year. Sangha-hdnu-Karasingha-devu-roja ruled 7 years. From Sun- 

 dangi-roja down to the last mentioned there were 13 rulers, who govern- 

 ed during 205 years. 



The mention of a few other names, without any incident attached, in- 

 troduces the mention of the irruption of the Mahomedans, who scoured 

 the country, plundered, burnt, and levied tribute ; after doing which they 

 retired. Subsequently the name of P uru&kottama-devu appears with 

 some distinction. Soon afterwards more serious struggles with the Ma- 

 homedans began. At length the Mahomedans got possession of the fane 

 of Jaganafha, and burned the images contained therein. A Brahman 

 performed the ceremony of Pratishta over other images, in place of those 

 that had been so destroyed. But the document states that henceforward 

 the country went to decay and ruin. It finally became a Mahomedan 

 province ; and then the Mahomedan officers, finding the tax on the fane 

 of Jaganat^ha might be made profitable to the revenue, as a measure of 

 political policy they brought the images into celebrity. 



Remarks. — This w^as done bj' providing superb appointments, and pro- 

 moting the influx of Pilgrims. By this means a shrine, not more distin- 

 guished than many others, was brought into disgraceful prominence and 

 culpable notoriety. 



This Manuscript is of some importance j and I should think might me- 

 lit full translation. 



It is followed by another document, in the Sanscrit language, and Te- 

 lugu character ; which, from a comparatively cursory examination, w^as 

 found to contain the same matter as the Telugu one ; so as to leave the 

 inference that the Telugu document is a translation. In the table of con- 

 tents it is marked as a second section ; and stated to contain " a genea- 

 logy of the kings of Wodradesam" which, it may be observed, would be 



